Suspiro Limen

Want to try a new desert? It’s not new to the Peruvians; they have been enjoying it for years. Suspiro is a blend of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, vanilla, egg yokes, egg whites, sugar and cinnamon. The preparation time is five minutes, the cook time is thirty minutes and then it needs about three hours to cool and set up. That’s all you need to experience the delightful taste of Suspiro Limeno! Oh, and some recipes call for some port wine as well.

Suspiro Limeno translated into English means: “Limean (from Lima) Woman’s Sigh.” The first time this desert was served was in 1818. This Peruvian dish was the recipe of poet Jose Galvez Amparo Ayarez’s wife. She gave it the name because it is sweet and light just like a woman’s sigh. The desert is based on manjar blanco, the Peruvian name for what is known as dulce de leche in other South American countries. The actual dish comes from the middle ages and is called blancmange which came to Peru from Spain. No matter what you call it, it’s good and you don’t need to visit Peru to taste it.